Chapter 8

Capital Crisis, Part 2

The Battle Goes On

"This is a CNN Special Report. Good afternoon. Washington, D.C is under attack by strange creatures. These creatures come in many shapes and sizes and are extremely dangerous. The Army is moving in to deal with this threat and to evacuate our nation's capital," the reporter said.

M1A1 Abram tanks rolled down the street towards ten BlackGreymons. The commander gave the order and the division opened fire. Clearly, these creatures were not happy.

"Nova Destroyer!" they yelled as fireballs erupted from their mouths and struck the tanks. The tanks detonated as the digital fire found its way to the fuel.

About three blocks away, Victor and Heather heard the explosions.

"They're getting slaughtered," said Victor.

"I know," Heather replied.

"Ebidramon…" Victor said.

"Numemon…" Heather said to her partner.

"Ready," they said in unison.

"Digi-Modify! Digivolution activate!" Victor exclaimed.

"Digi-Modify! Matrix-Digivolution activate!" Heather exclaimed.

DIGIVOLUTION

"Ebidramon digivolve to...Rambodramon!"

MATRIX-DIGIVOLUTION

"Numemon matrix digivolve to…Monzaemon!"

Rambodramon and Monzaemon charged down the street towards the heat of the battle.

Brian, on the other hand, had the battle brought to him. Ariesmon seemed to smile as he walked towards the Tamer.

"So, what will it be?" Ariesmon asked. "Will you stand and fight like a mon or will you die like a dog?"

To force their hand, Ariesmon attacked again with his War Horn. A card that seemed self propelled flew out of Brian's card pouch and the Tamer grabbed it out of the air. He swiped the card through not knowing what it was.

DIGIVOLUTION

"Tinymon digivolve to…Goliathmon!"

Goliathmon pushed both him and his Tamer out of the way of the blast. The War Horn smashed into Lincoln's body and destroyed the statue. Goliathmon immediately went on the attack.

"Shotgun Blast!" He attacked firing multiple times. Most of his shots missed Ariesmon but struck his army. These digimon leapt at the attack and moved in for the kill until Ariesmon stopped them.

"NO! THIS ONE'S MINE!" The ram digimon yelled at them. His troops, terrified, moved back allowing their boss to work. "You are mine!"

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Goliathmon yelled back at him.

DIGIVOLUTION

"Renamon digivolve to…Kyubimon!"

Jessica jumped onto Kyubimon's back and the fox digimon ran down the street. Looking up, she saw Levi and Devimon fly elsewhere. It wasn't a long wait before she managed to find what she was looking for. A digimon that seemed to look like a female supermodel burst through a digital field. She had a long flowing dress and long blond hair. If it weren't for the large white feather wings, she might have actually been mistaken for a human. Her D-Ark sparked with information.

"Virgodramon, Holy Zodiac Data Type digimon. Ultimate level. Special attacks are Virgin Spear and Zodiac Cyclone," Jessica read off the D-Ark. "Kyubimon, let's get her."

"Oh, a little human Tamer wants to play." Virgodramon snickered. "Fine, but it will be to the death! Virgin Spear!"

A white energy spear flew from Virgodramon's open hand towards Kyubimon. With great speed Kyubimon evaded the blast. But before she could land her attack, Virgodramon disappeared.

"Where is she?" Kyubimon asked.

"RIGHT ABOVE YOU!" Virgodramon yelled. "ZODIAC CYCLONE!"

Virgodramon spun in the air and Kyubimon was picked up. As she was lifted, Virgodramon's wings became razor sharp and began to cut the fox digimon. Jessica felt a tear fall from her eye. Why was she crying? Digimon were just data so why should she be crying? It wasn't like they were actually alive. It was like crying because your favourite toy got broke. But was Kyubimon a toy or was she alive? Finally, the cyclone ended and Kyubimon fell to the ground at Jessica's feet. Jessica fell to her knees as she saw the injuries that had been done to her partner.

"Looks like the end of the road," Virgodramon said with a smile that had perfect rows of white humanlike teeth. "Time to end this!"

"Lovely Heart!"

Monzaemon's attack blasted the last of the BlackGreymons away into data which the digimon absorbed. Victor and Heather began to check for any human survivors when they heard what appeared to be hooves hitting the asphalt.

"This human world is disgusting. No wonder our Sovereign wants it destroyed," a digimon said.

Victor, Rambodramon, Heather and Monzaemon ran into the middle of the street to see a centaur digimon standing there. He reminded Victor of Centauramon but this one was different in yet another way. His D-Ark displayed the data.

"Sagittarimon. Zodiac Centaur Data Type digimon. Ultimate Level. Special Attacks are Sagittarius Arrow and Centaur Stomp," Victor read.

"I see that the humans do have an adequate form of resisting us," Sagittarimon said with a smirk. "Now you fight me!"

Brian was afraid. Fear ate away at him as he saw Goliathmon repeatedly get hurt by Ariesmon. He didn't want his partner to get hurt. Why was he protecting him? Didn't he know it was foolhardy to try to take on an Ultimate as a Champion? He felt like he was somewhere else. He heard a voice.

"You want courage! "I'll show you courage!" The voice yelled.

Brian looked to see Tai from the cartoon, but how was this possible? Then, the scene changed. This time, it was Davis and Veemon digivolving to ExVeemon. Again, the scene changed. It was the digital world and Takato and Guilmon were facing against Beelzemon.

"I want to fight alongside you Guilmon," Takato said.

Suddenly, he was back at the Lincoln memorial and he looked at his hands. In one of them were his D-Ark. The other hand held the black goggles.

"Ariesmon! You want courage!" Brian yelled putting on the goggles with one hand and pulling out a card with the other. "I'll show you courage! Digi-Modify! Crest of Courage Activate!"

The Crest of Courage glowed on Goliathmon's chest as he brought his Time Blade striking across Ariesmon's horns. The Ultimate level digimon fell to the ground and got up rather startled.

"How is this possible?" he asked.

"It's called the human spirit," Brian said as the Crest of Courage card transformed itself into a blue card. "It overcomes all. You ready Goliathmon?"

"Let's have lamb chops!" Goliathmon exclaimed.

"Digi-Modify! Matrix Digivolution Activate!" Brian yelled swiping the card.

MATRIX DIGIVOLUTION

"Goliathmon matrix-digivolve to…Knight Goliathmon!"

Knight Goliathmon was like Goliathmon encased in white armour. In the left hand, a shield similar to Gallantmon's appeared. In the right hand, the Time Blade widened until it became a sword. Knight Goliathmon burst through the Lincoln Memorial, destroying the beautiful structure. Brian got out another crest card.

"No, I'm not leaving you!" Jessica yelled at her friend.

"Jessica, she'll……..kill…..you!" Kyubimon managed to yell back.

"No, we're in this together!" Jessica yelled back pulling out a crest card.

"VICTOR!" Rambodramon yelled above the onslaught that Sagittarimon was unleashing on him.

"Rambodramon, I'm your friend and I'll prove it!" Victor said pulling out a crest card.

"DIGI-MODIFY!" They yelled in unison. "CREST OF FRIENDSHIP ACTIVATE!"

Knight Goliathmon's Time's Sword glowed and he leapt into the air.

"TIME'S SWORD!" Knight Goliathmon attacked as the sword cleanly sliced through Ariesmon.

Ariesmon was stunned as his data began to break apart. He was at a loss for words as Knight Goliathmon absorbed him. The viral knight digimon turned to look at Ariesmon's former army. He took a step towards them. They took a step back.

"Boo!" he said.

The digimon army screamed and vanished as they retreated back to the digital world. Brian wondered how his friends were doing.

Jessica watched as the crest card became bright blue and Kyubimon was on her feet. The fox digimon turned her head to see her Tamer.

"Did you mean that?" Kyubimon asked.

"Of course I did Kyubimon," Jessica replied with a tear still in her eye.

"Then let's finish this bitch!" Kyubimon exclaimed.

"I'm ready," Virgodramon said.

"DIGI-MODIFY! MATRIX-DIGIVOLUTION ACTIVATE!"

MATRIX DIGIVOLUTION

"Kyubimon matrix-digivolve to…Taomon!"

"Looks like the fight has just started to get interesting," Taomon said.

Victor swiped the blue card. "Digi-Modify! Matrix digivolution activate!"

MATRIX DIGIVOLUTION

"Rambodramon matrix-digivolve to…MetalEbidramon!"

MetalEbidramon appeared to be a gigantic lobster covered in metal. Its tail could flip up to reveal massive guns and rotating jets allowed him to fly.

"MetalEbidramon. Cyborg Lobster Vaccine Type digimon. Ultimate Level. Special Attacks are Lobster Bomb, Cyber Guns, and Destroyer Claw." Victor read.

"Now, Hasta la Vista Baby!" MetalEbidramon exclaimed. "Lobster Bomb!"

A lobster-shaped bomb flew out of the tail and detonated on Sagittarimon's chest. The Zodiac Deva fell to the ground.

"I hope you know I was getting warmed up," Sagittarimon said.

"Then let's do this," MetalEbidramon said.

To Be Continued………………..